JOHANNESBURG - The Producer Price Index is expected to rise 0.1 percent month-on-month and 2.5 percent year-on-year in September.
That's up from 2.1 percent in August.
According to Lara Hodes, economist at Investec, modest fuel price cuts and easing food costs could help contain inflation.
However, Nedbank economists believe rising food prices could push producer inflation up even higher, to 2.7 percent in September.
Encouragingly, they note, food inflation in general appears to be near its peak and should start easing in the coming months.